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Andy Farnsworth

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Director, SME AI Productivity Lab at Volta Labs

St John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

About

Director of Volta's AI Productivity Lab, helping Atlantic Canadian SMEs adopt practical AI tools. Specializes in process and organizational design, rapid prototyping, and AI experimentation.

Experience

  1. VoltaAI Productivity Lab Directorcurrent2025 — present
  2. Morning StrategyFounder & Principalcurrent2022 — presentSt John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
  3. ONest feedbackCo-Founder2024 — 2025St John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
  4. LeverageDirector of Client Success & Head of Partnerships2023 — 2024Toronto, Canada
  5. SimplaDocsOperations Consultant2023Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  6. SimplaDocsSolutions Designer/Builder2022 — 2023
  7. Toronto Transit Commission (TTC)Business Efficiencies Consultant2021 — 2022
  8. Toronto Transit Commission (TTC)Coordinator, Secretariat Services2019 — 2021Greater Toronto Area, Canada
  9. Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA)Manager of Policy and Legislative Clerk2019Greater Toronto Area, Canada
  10. Municipality of MagnetawanChief Administrative Officer - Legislative Clerk2016 — 2019Magnetawan
  11. Township of RyersonDeputy Clerk2014 — 2015Burk's Falls
  12. Township of RyersonPolicy Administrator2013 — 2014Burk's Falls
  13. Friends of the Rouge WatershedRestoration Projects Coordinator2011 — 2013Scarborough, Ontario
  14. Trent UniversityDisabilities Services Support2010 — 2011
  15. Trent UniversityResearch Assistant2005 — 2008

Education

  1. CODA.ioCertificate, CODA Doctorate Program2021
  2. IDEO UCertificate, Human-Centred Systems Thinking2022
  3. University of Toronto School of Continuing StudiesCertificate, Lean Six Sigma Green Belt2021
  4. Trent UniversityBSc, Geography2004 — 2008

Skills & more

Knowledge TranslationCodaCreative VisualizationOrganizational LearningRapid PrototypingProcess DesignNo-Code DevelopmentKnowledge DiscoveryOperationsOrganizational DesignBusiness DevelopmentDigital Transformation1
+12 moreProduct DesignService DesignCustomer ServiceBusiness Process ImprovementRisk ManagementProject ManagementResearchGrant WritingStrategyLeadershipPublic SpeakingManagement

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Colleagues at Volta Labs

Amy Conrad
Senior Events Manager at Volta Labs
Laura Simpson
Director of Community Experience at Volta Labs
Laurie Vaughan
Vice President, Finance + Administration at Volta Labs
Matt Cooper
Chief Executive Officer at Volta Labs
Shrilakshmi Subramanian
AI Strategy & Solutions Advisor at Volta Labs

Frequently asked questions

Where does Andy Farnsworth work?
Andy Farnsworth is Director, SME AI Productivity Lab at Volta Labs.

Same school

Also attended University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies1

Sam RectorInvestor at XEIA Venture Partners

Also attended Trent University7

Alana CurrierDirector of Operations at Innovation Cluster - Peterborough and the KawarthasAnn-Majella McKelvie-TaitProgram Manager at Innovation Cluster - Peterborough and the KawarthasMinahil NiaziAdmin & Event Coordinator at Innovation Cluster - Peterborough and the KawarthasWaun BroderickDirector, Strategy & Risk Committee at Innovation Cluster - Peterborough and the KawarthasDan GunnCEO at VIATECMeghan GervaisDirector, Founder Experience at Waterloo Accelerator Centre

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Shared employers

Also worked at Toronto Transit Commission (TTC)1

Aileen AgadaAnalyst at Emerald Technology Ventures

Also worked at Trent University3

Ann-Majella McKelvie-TaitProgram Manager at Innovation Cluster - Peterborough and the KawarthasMinahil NiaziAdmin & Event Coordinator at Innovation Cluster - Peterborough and the KawarthasNatalie PankovaPartner, Health & Life Sciences at Zinc